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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – Other
I am finding it hard to get my son to eat and drink at the routine times My son of 10-months-old wakes up at night 3 to 4 times, and cries for his dummy, as he is unable to sleep without it. I can’t seem to wean him off it. His sleeping pattern is from 9 till 9, but he is always up a few times at night then every morning at 8. He has breakfast at that time, as he is hungry, but he doesn’t want to sleep after that. Then he wants to go to sleep at 11, as he cries and cries all morning. He sleeps for…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – Other
How do I move my baby’s naps to allow him to join in family meals? As a family we are seriously feeling sleep deprived including my toddler. My son was a contented baby up until six months of age following the routines to the latter. However he has now been waking in the night since and no matter how many times we try and settle with water he will only settle with a milk feed. Controlled crying has been difficult at night because of waking my toddler. His naps during the day are following the Contented Baby routines. I have to adjust the lunchtime eating to coincide with picking up…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – Other
Should our 11mth daughter join in with high tea at her nursery or wait until she gets home to have our own menus? My 11 month daughter has been full time at nursery since the age of six and a half months old. The nursery have always fed her depending on the stage of weaning e.g. mashed, diced etc. When she was about eight months she was happily eating finger food. My husband came home and informed me she had eaten a jammy dodger! He was astounded and didn’t know what to say so I went and discussed the matter with her key worker. She informed me that they do…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – General Food Refusal
How can I help my son of almost a year to eat better? Meals are a constant struggle I am becoming very worried about my son and his refusal to eat at meal times. I offer cooked vegetables as finger food, and some of his meals are fine, but many are not. Things such as beans on toast are great, but with meat he is inclined to chew it for ages then spit it out. I try offering him a spoon with food on it, but he gets frustrated and it goes from bad to worse. He has now started to wake around 4am hungry. I am back at full-time…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – General Food Refusal
My baby of almost 1 year refuses lunch and wakes in the night after illness and starting nursery My daughter, who is almost a year old, started nursery approximately 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately in her first week she picked up a virus which I don’t think has helped in her settling in. Since having the virus my daughter refuses to eat any lunch. She wakes around 7am has 4oz of milk from a cup followed by cereal and maybe some toast. She has a drink of water at around 10am and nothing else until lunchtime at around 11.45-12 noon. However, despite various attempts, she refuses everything that is put in…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – General Food Refusal
Since her recent illness my 10mth daughter is refusing food from a spoon My daughter is a perfect model of the routine until last week when she picked up a viral infection causing her to have ear infection and her throat was sore. She had a high fever and diarrhea and was not sleeping well nor eating. The doctor advised giving her Calpol and making sure she had enough fluid intake and not to worry too much if she did not eat. That was 5 days ago. The temp and diarrhea has subsided and for the first time since she has been ill she slept through the night from 7pm.…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – General Food Refusal
My 10.5mth son is still needing a night feed and then does not feed well in the day. What can I do? As a family we are seriously feeling sleep deprived including my toddler. My son was a contented baby up until six months of age following the routines to the latter. However he has now been waking in the night since and no matter how many times we try and settle with water he will only settle with a milk feed. Controlled crying has been difficult at night because of waking my toddler. His naps during the day are following the Contented Baby routines. I have to adjust the…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – Formula Feeding
At nearly 11 months my son refuses his milk before bedtime Tom is one of twins born at 31 weeks gestation. They both had quite severe reflux in the early days, hence a slow weight gain. (Current weight: 6.3kg) They now receive medication and are much improved, but they have never really enjoyed milk. Tom absolutely refuses to take his 6.30pm bottle. He now screams and turns his head away just at the sight of it. He has three meals a day and is taking solids well. He drinks water well with meals. In the morning he takes his milk happily (6oz). Since bringing tea forward to 5pm about two…
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Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – Formula Feeding
I am concerned that my 9-month-old son is not having enough milk My son is now approaching 9 months and has seriously reduced his milk intake. As he has never been very good with his milk intake, I have been making sure he takes between 16 and 18oz per day since the age of 6 months (previously he was on about 24-27oz per day). Recently this is beginning to reduce even more than the minimum 16oz I want him to have. He takes 7oz in the morning: 4oz on his cereal and 3oz to drink. He has been having 4oz at 2.30pm but this is now causing him to refuse…
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Feeding FAQ: 6-9 months – General Food Refusal
It is a struggle to get my 7mth daughter to take milk or solids My daughter will not take her milk. During the day she will have a maximum of 2-3 bottles; 2-3 ozs at each feed. Since birth her maximum has been 4ozs. Since introducing solids at 5 months, her milk intake has declined. Eating her solids is a struggle too. At present she is fed SMA progress with an Avent bottle and variable teat. I use a small baby jar as a portion measure for her food. During the day she takes: 7am: 1-2 ozs, breakfast: a measure of Ready Brek, with added apricot and banana, and 1oz…